CARTERS TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS 
HONORS GAINED BY CARTERS EXHIBITS—ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 
EXHIBITION, LONDON, ENGLAND 
TWO GOLD MEDALS TO CARTERS FLOWER AND JAPANESE GARDEN 
LARGE SILVER CUP TO CARTERS COLLECTION OF VEGETABLES 
LARGE SILVER MEDAL TO CARTERS METHOD OF SEED TESTING 
The above awards constituted a record for any Seed House at this most successful exhibition 
THE MEANING OF OUR TRADE MARK 
The founder of our firm, James Carter, was, we believe, the first to guarantee the 
germination of his Garden Seeds nearly a hundred years ago. The practice is still 
followed with the advantage of more scientific and up-to-date methods. The sign, 
Carters Tested Seeds, seen in the photographs of our buildings, is in a significant posi¬ 
tion, as it is placed immediately over our Laboratories at Raynes Park, wherein the 
scientific skill of pur Botanists and Analyst, aided by the finest apparatus in the world 
(always open to inspection), should assure for this title the very best recommendation. 
We were awarded the Large Silver Medal for our own invented apparatus for Seed 
Testing at the recent Royal International Horticultural Exhibition in London, and 
more recently awarded a Silver Cup by the Royal Horticultural Society at Chelsea. 
All our seeds, after passing through our Laboratory Tests, are grown in our Grounds at 
the same time as our customers grow them, to full maturity so that we may assure our¬ 
selves of the quality and trueness of each variety. By examining our trials from time 
to time we know exactly how the produce of our Seeds should appear in the gardens 
ou f customers all over the world, making allowances for the various climates, and by 
the aid of our comparative tests (we try all seeds of repute), we assure ourselves that 
our customers are growing “the best and only the best” and “Tested.” 
ARTICHOKE _ T/*e Cultivation of Artichoke. — The 
■ scales and bottom of the flower-head are 
eaten either boiled or raw as a salad. The young suckers are 
sometimes tied together and blanched, and served in manner 
the same as Asparagus. Sow the seeds early in April or May, 
and when large enough transplant in rows 4 ft. apart with 2 ft. 
between each plant. They will yield well the second year if 
they are well protected from the cold throughout the winter by 
earthing up and mulching. The Artichoke may be also treated 
as an annual, sowing the seeds under glass and keeping the 
seedlings growing vigorously until May, when they should be 
set out in a rich soil. By this treatment they will produce fine 
heads the first season. 1 oz. of seed will sow 35 ft. of drill. 
No. 
1231 Crown Artichoke, Earliest Drumhead.—The finest strain 
in cultivation. 
1234 Green Globe.—Very popular; delicious flavour. 
i oz. £ oz. £ oz. 1 oz. £ lb. 
Price of the above .15 .25 .40 .75 2.25 
ACPADACIIC - The Cultivation of Asparagus. — Sow 
■ the seeds thinly in drills about 1 ft. 
apart and 1 in. deep. Any good, loamy, not too weedy soil is 
good for growing the plants, and the seed can be sown as early 
as the ground can be cultivated in the spring. When the plants 
have made a showing thin out to 2 or 3 in. apart. For the 
permanent bed deep, warm, rich loamy soil is required. Use 
stable manures and fertilizers freely. Make trenches 6 to 8 ft. 
apart and 8 to 10 in. deep. Set the one or two year old roots 
about 2 ft. apart in the trench and cover lightly at first, grad¬ 
ually filling in with soil and old compost. Every fall a liberal 
dressing of coarse manure should be spread over the rows after 
the tops have been cut, and this should be forked or spaded in 
in the spring. Keep well cultivated. 1 oz. of seed will produce 
about 200 plants; 4 to 5 lb. tc the acre. 
1217 Carters Mammoth Emperor.—Superior in size. 
1218 Batavian.—Rich flavour; largely grown. 
1219 Conover's Colossal.—Large; very popular. 
1220 Reading Giant.—Rich, nutty flavour. 
£ oz. 1 oz. £ lb. 1 lb. 
Price of the above .. .05 .15 .40 1.50 
Asparagus Roots. 2 years old, 1.25 per 100, 10.00 per 1,000, F.O.B. 
BEANS. -When ordering Beans to be sent by mail add 
1t postage at zone rate. Average weight, 1 pt. equals 
1 lb.; 1 qt. equals 2 lb. 
ENGLISH BROAD WINDSOR. 
No. 
56 Carters New Colossal Windsor.— This immense Bean is, 
both in pod and seed, by far the largest Broad Bean ever raised. 
It was selected at our testing grounds, being the result of a cross 
made in 1905 between the old-fashioned Harlington Windsor and 
Carters Leviathan, and is a certain prize-winner. The seed is 
of abnormal size. Stock very limited. 
£ pint. £ pint. 1 pint. 
Price .. .25 .40 .75 
57 Carters Improved Broad Windsor.—Large and productive, 
bushy habit; well podded from top to bottom of stem. 
70 Carters Green Windsor.—A distinct and valuable green selec¬ 
tion. 
£ pint. £ pint 1 pint 1 quart 
Price of the above .15 .25 .40 .75 
ENGLISH DWARF OR BUSH.— The Cultivation of Bush Beans .— 
Seed can be planted from the beginning of May until August, 
but not until the soil becomes sufficiently warm, as they are 
particularly sensitive to cold. Plant in drills If ft. apart, cover¬ 
ing the seed about 2 in. Keep the soil well cultivated, using 
care to do so only at times when it is quite dry, as earth scattered 
on moist foliage creates rust. 
French Beans for forcing may be sown in pots under glass from 
December to April or in the open ground from May 15th on 
through to August 1st. These plants should be thinned to about 
1 ft. apart. 1 qt. of Bush Beans will plant 100 ft. of drill. They 
are rather delicate, and should not be sown out of doors until the 
warm weather sets in. 
CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., 102-106 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG., BOSTON, MASS 
